Regulation 4 Regulation 3 supplementary provisionsI1
United Kingdom
The fees referred to in regulation 3 must be determined by the ONR F1so as to recover the costs reasonably incurred by the ONR in performing the functions for which the fees are payable.
The ONR must send an invoice to the person who must pay the fee, and such invoice must state the functions performed and the costs incurred during the period to which the statement relates.
The fees must be paid within 30 days of the date of the invoice.
The ONR may apportion fees between different persons for a function performed by the ONR or an inspector (as the case may be), where such function is reasonably attributable to those different persons.
The fees referred to in regulation 3 must not include any costs connected with—
in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, criminal investigation or prosecution incurred (in either case) from the date any summons is obtained from a Magistrates Court, or
in Scotland, criminal investigation or prosecution incurred (in either case) after such time as—
the inspector undertaking the investigation submits a report to the Procurator Fiscal for his decision as to whether a prosecution should be brought; or
the Procurator Fiscal intervenes in the investigation, whichever is sooner.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Words in reg. 4(1) substituted (10.7.2026) by The Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/835), regs. 1(2), 35